See also: tergiversaré

Italian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin tergiversārī.

Verb

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tergiversàre (first-person singular present tergivèrso, first-person singular past historic tergiversài, past participle tergiversàto, auxiliary avére) (intransitive)

  1. to hesitate; to beat around the bush; to prevaricate
    Synonyms: temporeggiare, nicchiare
  2. (archaic) to turn one's shoulders at or towards the enemy

Conjugation

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Anagrams

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Latin

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Verb

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tergiversāre

  1. second-person singular present active imperative/indicative of tergiversor

Romanian

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Etymology

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From tergiversa +‎ -re.

Noun

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tergiversare f (plural tergiversări)

  1. delay

Declension

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Spanish

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Verb

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tergiversare

  1. first/third-person singular future subjunctive of tergiversar